A red-rock stunner on the border of Arizona and Utah, The Wave is made of 190-million- year-old sand dunes that have turned to rock. This little-known formation is accessible only on foot via a three-mile hike and highly regulated.
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Geological Wonders: The Wave
Labels: Arizona, Dune, National park, Parks, Sand, Travel and Tourism, United States, Utah |A red-rock stunner on the border of Arizona and Utah, The Wave is made of 190-million- year-old sand dunes that have turned to rock. This little-known formation is accessible only on foot via a three-mile hike and highly regulated.
Geological Wonders: Antelope Canyon
Labels: American Southwest, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Navajo Nation, Page Arizona, Slot canyon, Southwestern United States, United States |
The most visited and photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest, the Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon --or “The Crack”-- and Lower Antelope Canyon --or “The Corkscrew.”
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse' bighanilini, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hasdestwazi, or "spiral rock arches." Both are located within the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.
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